Villa Girasole

Villa Girasole (in italian sunflower) is a rotational house which progressively rotates following the sun's movement during the day. La Villa Girasol es una casa rotatoria que gira progresivamente siguiendo el movimiento del sol durante el día. Villa Girasole is an extraordinary work built during the golden ages of functionalist architecture. It lies at Marcellise, in the region of Verona, Italy, and was designed by a navy engineer, Angelo Invernizzi, who had apparently dreamed of being the owner of a house that could follow the movement of the sun. This kind of building wasn't easy to construct, as it involved many complex and expensive techniques. It began in 1929 and was concluded in 1935, a long time for a house. La Villa Girasol es un proyecto extraordinario construido durante la época dorada de la arquitectura mecanicista. Se encuentra en Marcellise, en la región de Verona, Italia, y fue proyectada por el ingeniero de la marina, Angelo Invernizzi, quien aparentemente había soñado con ser el dueño de una casa que pudiera seguir el movimiento del sol. La casa no fue fácil de construir ya que implicaba complejas y costosas técnicas constructivas. El proyecto comenzó en 1929 y se demoró hasta 1935, tiempo que se consideraba excesivo para una vivienda. The building is composed by two parts: a 44 meter diameter circular base and a rotational block with two pavements on the “L” shape at their superior part. Those two part are united in the centre by a pivoting element. With a shape of more than 40 meters high, the tower that looks like a lighthouse. The whole piece appears to look like a watch and the rotational piece appears as the watch hands. El edificio está compuesto por dos partes: una base circular de 44 metros de diámetro y un bloque giratorio con dos cuerpos en forma de “L” en su parte superior. Esas dos partes están unidas en el centro por un elemento pivotante.